Editorial: The Wheaton Tiff: Christianity, Islam and — Surprise — Remarkable Tolerance
Wheaton, an evangelical Christian school, responded that while Islam and Christianity are both monotheistic, the two faiths shouldn't be conflated.
The college wants to protect its expression of its beliefs — how it carries itself in the world. Wheaton’s desire to consistently project its Christian message isn’t therefore contemptuous of Islam. Unlike those who merely espouse a faith, Wheaton wants to live it. And Hawkins? She seems to understand this, hence her statement of support:... Continue Reading
Wheaton College Says View Of Islam, Not Hijab, Got Christian Teacher Suspended
Wheaton College suspends professor wearing hijab to support Muslims — for her explanation, not the act.
Instead, Hawkins, a tenured political science professor at the private evangelical Christian college, proclaimed on social media that Christians and Muslims share the same God and was suspended by the college. “I stand in religious solidarity with Muslims because they, like me, a Christian, are people of the book,” she posted Friday on Facebook. “And... Continue Reading
Former Wheaton Prof Lands University of Virginia Fellowship Named For Muslim Leader
Larycia Hawkins, the former Wheaton College professor who caused a furor when she declared Muslims and Christians worship the same God, has new position at the University of Virginia.
Hawkins, a political science professor, will join the school’s Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture, focusing on religion and race. Her fellowship is named for 19th century Algerian Abd el-Kader, a Muslim leader who advocated for intercultural dialog. “Professor Hawkins brings keen insights into the intersections of religion and race and will greatly enrich our... Continue Reading
Tor and the Trinity
It started with a hijab during Advent, and ends with a foundational lesson in the Trinity
The Second Vatican Council declared that Muslims profess “to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they adore the one, merciful God.” Later: “Muslims worship God, who is one, the Creator of heaven and earth,” and said that the “Muslim religion” is “deserving of our admiration for all that is good and true... Continue Reading
Evangelicalism Lets You Be You
When it comes to theology, liturgy, or church membership, evangelical Protestants are so varied as to make the label, “evangelical,” pointless
“The problem here is not that evangelicals empathize with Muslims or wear scarves on their heads. I myself have been known to wear a shemagh as an alternative to the standard pieces of colored cloth that men in the West tie around their necks. The problem is — once again — doing this in the... Continue Reading
Jesus And Allah: Do Christians And Muslims Worship The Same God?
Protestant Reformers rejected the notion that Allah, as understood in Islam is the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob or the God and Father of our Lord Jesus
Not only does Islam deny the deity of Christ and reduce him to an inferior precursor of Mohammad, it denies that he died on the cross—Muslims hold either the swoon theory or assert the Simon the Cyrene was crucified in Jesus’ place. Therefore, they deny the resurrection. In other words, as we consider the basic... Continue Reading